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With two elementary school children at home, fitness trainer Melinda Sands saw firsthand what children missed during long distance learning. Online classes can only cover part of what is usually on a school day’s calendar, and if you miss extras like exercise, you are missing out on many other vital skills. As students from 3rd their mental health in these uncertain times. Ms. Sands runs Own Your Game Fitness at Lucas but as it is classified as a gym it cannot be opened under the current COVID restrictions. However, the regulations allow personal training outdoors with groups of up to 10 people. “Rather than worrying about what we can’t do, we wanted to focus on what we can do to help the community and help young people get back in touch with other children, and those too To relieve families a little. ”She said. “Our goal is to get them off their devices – kids are migrating to technology at the best of times and are learning about technology now too. Teach them what to do at home by themselves.” Ms. Sands said missing physical education classes in school meant many children could fall behind in motor development and skills such as coordination, ball handling, and team building. They also missed important social development opportunities as community sports, dance classes, and other extracurricular activities were canceled or interrupted during the various lockdowns. “Childhood is such an important time for her socially. I look back on photos of my children from the time the pandemic started and I am overwhelmed by how much they have grown during that time.” IN OTHER NEWS Classes are held daily at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Victoria Park across from the main playground this week, and if there is enough demand, they’re likely to continue during the school holidays or until all year grades are back to face-to-face classes. Tuition is $ 10. Bookings can be made at www.facebook.com/ownyourgameau. Our team of local journalists work hard to provide the Ballarat community with local, breaking news. Here’s how you can still access our trusted content:
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09/13/2021 – 8:00 p.m.
With two elementary school children at home, fitness trainer Melinda Sands saw firsthand what children missed during long distance learning.
Online classes can only cover part of what is usually on a school day’s calendar, and if you miss extras like exercise, you are missing out on many other vital skills.
As students from 3rd their mental health in these uncertain times.
MUSCLE: Tug of War is one of the fun active games that Trainer Melinda Sands uses to get kids to work together and burn energy. Image: Adam Trafford
Ms. Sands runs Own Your Game Fitness at Lucas but as it is classified as a gym it cannot be opened under the current COVID restrictions. However, the regulations allow personal training outdoors with groups of up to 10 people.
“Rather than worrying about what we can’t do, we wanted to focus on what we can do to help the community and help young people get back in touch with other children, and those too To relieve families a little. ”She said.
“Our goal is to get them off their devices – kids are migrating to technology at the best of times and are learning about technology now too. Teach them what to do at home by themselves.”
Ms. Sands said missing physical education classes in school meant many children could fall behind in motor development and skills such as coordination, ball handling, and team building.
They also missed important social development opportunities as community sports, dance classes, and other extracurricular activities were canceled or interrupted during the various lockdowns.
“Childhood is such an important time for her socially. I look back on photos of my children from the time the pandemic started and I am overwhelmed by how much they have grown during that time.”
Classes are held daily at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Victoria Park across from the main playground this week, and if there is enough demand, they will likely continue during the school holidays or until all grades return to face-to-face classes.
Our team of local journalists work hard to keep the Ballarat community updated with the latest local news. Here’s how you can still access our trusted content:
